{"id":29337,"date":"2024-03-23T12:45:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T12:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=29337"},"modified":"2024-03-24T23:31:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T23:31:15","slug":"employment-in-software-engineering-department-of-a-company-which-offers-credit-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/employment-in-software-engineering-department-of-a-company-which-offers-credit-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment in Software Engineering Department of a Company Which Offers Credit Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Alimah Jannatun Nessa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">My question is regarding permissibility of employment at a credit card company. I am the main earner of my family and have recently become unemployed unfortunately. I am considering to work in the software engineering department of a company which offers credit cards to general public. My main duties will be to test or troubleshoot the software used by the company to carry out its business activities. At the moment I don\u2019t have any further details on what will be the exact usage of the software I will be testing. Based on the above is it permissible for me to work in such a company?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It is not permissible for a Muslim to work for a company that primarily deals with haram and derives the majority of its revenue from interest even if they are not directly involved with these activities. This is because there are many job opportunities where the primary source of income is halal, so choosing to work for a company that mainly engages in haram activities over a halal one would be seen as a conscious decision to support those activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">However, if a person is completely helpless and unable to find such halal alternatives, then, on the basis of the principle that &#8216;extreme needs permit prohibitions&#8217;, taking on a job that indirectly supports haram, such as working in the software engineering department of a credit card company, would be permissible until a better halal job can be found.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">[Surah baqarah, verse 275]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0627\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0630\u0650\u06cc\u0652\u0646\u064e \u06cc\u064e\u0627\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0650\u0651\u0628\u0670\u0648\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u06cc\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0627 \u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u06cc\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064f \u0627\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0630\u0650\u06cc\u0652 \u06cc\u064e\u062a\u064e\u062e\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0651\u0637\u064f\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064e\u0651\u06cc\u0652\u0637\u0670\u0646\u064f \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0633\u0650\u0651 \u0615 \u0630\u0670\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0627\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0651\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0652\u06e4\u0627 \u0627\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0651\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u06cc\u0652\u0639\u064f \u0645\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0650\u0651\u0628\u0670\u0648\u0627 \u06d8 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0670\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u06cc\u0652\u0639\u064e \u0648\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0651\u0645\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0650\u0651\u0628\u0670\u0648\u0627 \u0615 \u0641\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u062c\u064e\u0622\u0621\u064e\u0647\u0657 \u0645\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0639\u0650\u0638\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0645\u0650\u0651\u0646\u0652 \u0631\u064e\u0651\u0628\u0650\u0651\u0647\u0656 \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0647\u0670\u06cc \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0647\u0657 \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0633\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0641\u064e \u0615 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0631\u064f\u0647\u0657\u06e4 \u0627\u0650\u0644\u064e\u06cc \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0670\u0647\u0650 \u0615 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0627\u064f\u0648\u0644\u0670\u0653\u0649\u0650\u0655\u0643\u064e \u0627\u064e\u0635\u0652\u062d\u0670\u0628\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0631\u0650 \u06da \u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0641\u0650\u06cc\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u062e\u0670\u0644\u0650\u062f\u064f\u0648\u0652\u0646\u064e \u06df<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Those who consume interest will stand \u02f9on Judgment Day\u02fa like those driven to madness by Satan\u2019s touch. That is because they say, \u201cTrade is no different than interest.\u201d But Allah has permitted trading and forbidden interest. Whoever refrains\u2014after having received warning from their Lord\u2014may keep their previous gains, and their case is left to Allah. As for those who persist, it is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah (\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644) knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Alimah Jannatun Nessa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07017 &nbsp; Answered by: Alimah Jannatun Nessa &nbsp; &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; My question is regarding permissibility of employment at a credit card company&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29337"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29337"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29841,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29337\/revisions\/29841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}